132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 245		LR 202(02)
	An Act to Implement the Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services in the State
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Criminal Justice and Public Safety
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
			FY 2025-26	FY 2026-27	Projections  FY 2027-28	Projections  FY 2028-29
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$2,360	$2,360	$2,360	$2,360
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$2,360	$2,360	$2,360	$2,360
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	The bill includes ongoing General Fund appropriations of $2,360 in each year beginning in fiscal year 2025-26 to the Legislature for the costs of Legislators serving on the Blue Ribbon Commission to Study Emergency Medical Services in the State.
	The bill includes language that the staffing of the commission, performing the structural reorganization proposal and developing and implementing a public information campaign will be done as resources allow. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) has indicated it would need a Business System Administrator and related costs to perform these tasks at an estimated cost of $152,000 in fiscal year 2026-27. As this bill provides no new funding, the impact of these new unfunded costs on other programs in the DPS cannot be determined at this time.
	Any additional costs to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Community College System to participate in the Maine Emergency Medical Services Commission are expected to be minor and can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.